"frowardly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more frowardly [comparative], most frowardly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English frowardly; equivalent to froward + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frowardly}} Middle English frowardly, {{suffix|en|froward|ly}} froward + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} frowardly (comparative more frowardly, superlative most frowardly)
  1. in a froward manner
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